5 Digital Tricks for Everyday Life

The Internet is such an incredibly useful resource that to find little ways to make it every more helpful would be kind of like, cheating. Right? Nah. Check out these 5 tips that will make your day-to-day life that much easier.

Display the Weather Right on Your Lock Screen

Who wants to unlock the phone, type in a 4-digit password, swipe to find the weather app, open the app and find the most local, hourly forecast? Use a weather app that will display the most relevant info on your lock screen. Both iOS and Android devices have apps that provide this feature. Never waste those 10-20 seconds again.

Turnt Up

Listening to your streaming music or podcasts in your kitchen while doing dishe? Don’t want to spring for a nice Bluetooth speaker? I don’t blame you, it will kill your battery. But you can pump up he volume with a simple trick. Place your phone in a medium sized bowl or pint glass while the media is playing. The parabolic nature of the cup/bowl will naturally amplify the sound. No expensive speaker needed.

Quick Pic

Sometimes, especially these days, you don’t have the time to transcribe things. You need to remember that texted address and writing it down is not an option. Just take a quick picture of your screen with your phone. On Android phones it is as simple as pressing your power and volume down buttons at the same time and holding for 2 seconds. With iOS devices, just hold down the power button and the home button at the same time.

Charge!

Because your messaging, phone and WiFi will be shut off in airplane mode, the processing memory is not being taxed quite as much. That means the battery should charge much quicker, getting you back to 100% in less time. You just need to be willing to be unplugged for a little while to achieve this efficiency.

Search Directly from Your Browser’s Address Bar

We all know you can type a full address into your browser to get to specific website. But these days, modern browsers allow you to search directing from the address bar. One less click might not seem like much, but with all the computer time the average person logs these days, it might help prevent carpal tunnel in more than one individual.